The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1845, Page 1

Vol. XI., No. 355—Whole No, 4207. THE NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Proprietor, | Circulation...Forty Thousand. DAILY HERALD—Lvery day. Price 2 ceuts per copy— 2% perannum—payabie in advance. WEEKLY HERALD—Every Satur per copy $ ADVER —Price 6% cent | couts per anvuin—payable in advance. wApys MENTS at the usual prices—always cash in advan nee PAINTING of all kinds executed wh patch et is Au letters or somaranteatio if theestabhshment, must be post pai stage will Ue deducted from the subseription mon ingee i! JAMES GORDON BENNETT Propriet: r of the New Yonx Hunatp Estanuisntant, Northwest coruer of Fulton nnd Nassau streets, beauty and des- addressed to. 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Harper for the Murder of J George Kimp—Sxcoxv Day —Drfence resumed—Jori son, recalled by District Attoruey--Was at the Buii's Head, Junior, the entire of the evening of the 25th Octo- ber; can’t recollvct that he drank anything there that night; does not kuow whether Hatchly and Nesbi't, who were with them, drank any th what induced him to go up the avent Jonn Ni Tr, examined by Darr—Ki Kimp; was in his house several times; never saw H. per before that night; was on the stoop of Kunpre hou! the night he waa stabbed; witness, Mason and Hatchley came down the Avenue on the side of Kimp’s house; they stopped on the stoop when they got to the door; Mr. and Mrs. Kimp came round the corner; then saw Kimp and Harper in a scufle, which was all witness saw, except that he saw a person who he thinks was the pri- soner, looking in at the window; cannot tell whether it was Kimp or Harper struck first; witness was about ff. teen feettfrom them; Mrs. Kimp wos close by them, but did not see her do anything; Kimp and his wife were talking in Dutch; did not understand them; there might have been something said in English; witness did not hear it; the Srst word he heard was that Kimp said he was stabbed, and Harper ran up the Avenue; Mra. Kimp and Eastwood ran up and catched him; when they brought him back his face was covered with blood; does pot know what they done with him after; did not see him after until he saw him in Court on Monday last. a Cross examined by the Distaiet Ar ronnar—ia driver of a brick cart; work’ pretty constantly at it; went that evening to the Bull’s Head, Juar., with Mason and Hatetly; does not recollect that they took any refrean- lemonade: ment there that evening, except a glass of there was no conversation between witn Harper that evening; heard no abusive or guage inade use of by any of the parti To a question by a Junon.—Heard \ “ there is the man.” irs. Kimp say. ‘To a question by the Court—Kimp er before he cried out that he was w Kimp strike Harper before he said companions were nearer to Kimp than witness; sometimes they might be between witness, Kimp and Harper. Isaac A. HarcHty examined by Danr.— Knew the de- ceased ; knows tho prisoner at the bar, although he has no particulrr acquainta ce with him; was down the ave- nue that evening, Mason Nesbitt, and several others were with him ; saw Harper that night at Kimp’s; he was Kimp came from round th: coiner at the time, and Kimp began a fight resumed. — Witnest | with Harper ; does not know any thiog more, but heard Kimp say he was wounded ; saw Kimp strike Harper ; can't remember anything else about it ; saw Mrs. Kimp pomt.atthe prisoner and say, there was the man, and told’Kimp to lick him ; Kimp’struck Harper in the face ; does not know how hard or soft the blows were ; heard 0. | Kimp say he was cut ; saw him take off’ his pantaloons ; | saw Harper on the Sunday following at Kimp’s; his face looked blue ; can’t say there was any blood on his face ; didn’t se him after, until he was fetched into court on Mond ty last. Cross-evamined by the District Arronxry.—Knows Harper two or three yeors; only knows him to pass the time of day: with him ; was not there when any difficulty took placé between Harper and Kimp ; is a segarmaker, and works all the time he is at work; was at the Bull's Head, Junior, that night; does not remember that he drank any thing there, but as a general rule he drinks when he’s dry ; does not remember that any thing was said at Kimp’s that night, except what Mra. Kimp said ; does not know there was any thing of a clinch betwoen Harper and Kimp, except that Kimp took Harper By the coat; Harper had his left hand round Kimp’s waist ; did not.sce any thing in his hand; in a few minutes afte: heard Kimp cry out that he was stabbed; saw Kimp strike Harper before’ and after the latter had his arm round his wi aw no resistance made by Harper. Witness did n erfere during the scuffle; saw the wound and the intestines protruding from it; gave the wounded man no as side and walk oft; ptisener; did not ‘see Mrs. Kimp touch the p interfere in the scuffle at all. , examined by Dann.—Li ved at in Sist street, 3d avenue, in October last; was there as bar boy; was. in the back room that evening part of the time, and part of the time in the barroom; saw Harper there about 8 or 9 o’clock in the evening; he was singing the most of the evening, when the horse came in, and Kimp ordered him out; 1 think Harper jumped up and struck Mr. Kimp; thinks Kimp followed hin. out, and aflerwards came in and went into the back Mrs, Kimp was in the bar roomat the time; she ‘George Kimp, there is that damned Irish bugar looking in at the window, go round at the side door and lick him like hell.” She gave him about time to go round the corner, andggen she went out the bar room door; next heard herhalloo out that Kimp was stabbed; Kimp waa then brought in; saw Harper after he was brought back; he looked as if he was cut over the oye; his face was bloody; he seemed to be frightened; after staying some'time in the bar room, he got_u, and went home; sew him the next day (Sunday); did ‘not take much no- tice of hit; saw him again on Monday; did not take much notice of him. Cress-examined by tpe Distict Atronsny.—Lives now at the Bulls Head, Junior; had no conversations with any body as to what’ he could swear; no person has called on him on the subject; did not hear Mrs Kimp tell her husband to go out and shut the window shutters ; did not hear her say she was afraid the windows would be broken; saw no one out side the windows but Har- per; there was no no.se there that witness heard ; is sure that Mrs. Kimp used the exact language that wit- neas has expressed; has repeated the words of Mra. Kimp about ten times within the last month, but does not re- member to whom: does not remember to have conversed with any one on the subject with n a week ; cannot tell how often he talked about it; he has not been told what he should say on this trial. ‘The witness, upon being fur- ther cross-examined, said he did not know his age ; that he could not read or write, nor did he know tho nature ofan oath, nor what would become of him after his death; ner did he ever get any religious instruction, nor did he know what would become of him after death, if he told lics in giving his testimony here to-day. The District Attouxer moved to atike out the testi mony of the witness, upon the ground of his gross igno rance and want of religious instruction. The Juno said that no doubt the unfortunate boy was a melancholy specimen cf humanity, and he believed the jury were very capable of discriminating between bis testimony and the testimony of a respectable, educa ted witness, so that it would be scarcely nece: 'y for the Court to call their attention to it; but at all events, he would feel it his duty to do 0, and caution them in giving any more cregence to it than it was worth ; he would, therefore, let it stand for the present. ‘The Distniet Artorxey expressed himself satisfied. Nicwotas B. Rocens exomined by Dann.—Keeps an oyster house ; knew the deceased ; knows the prisoner at the bar, was sitting in the back room of Kimp’s house on the evening of the 25th Oc’ober last; Anderson, fastwood, Kendrick, and the last witness, were in the back room; got there about 10 o'clock ; saw Harper there, whilst’ witness was making a stew, and Harper had gone Mra said, ‘‘Kimp there is that dam into’ the window ;” she then de: and go it, and lick him right al get up in @ rage, and she ordered him to go round through the side door and cetch him; he then went out as she desired him; she wont out through the bar about the same time; sho returned in about two mi- nutes, and said her husband was stabbed; started to go to the door, and met Kimp; his pantaloons were unbut- toned, and witness saw his intestines protruding ; wit- ne#s remained until he was sent for Mrs. Kimp’s mother, he returned with the old woman and Mrs. Kimp’s two brothers in his wagon, and remained thero all night; saw Uarpor after witness’ returned; his face was bloody; heard Harper say that he never had killed Kimp; knows Mrs. Kimp; knew her before she was married ; does not know her generel character, more than what ‘has been said about her by other people; would believe her under oath. Cross-eramined.-Saw the horse in the bar room; saw Mrs. Kimp hold of Harper; she went to the door with him, and he went away of his own sccord; witness went tothe back roem and was making an oyster stew for Kimp and Anderson, when Mra Kimp came in and made uge of the language witness has already detailed im his direct examination; Kimp, Anderson, Kendrick, O'Neill and the boy Gibson were there; had a difficulty with Kimp last June in his house ; there were others im- plicated, and Kimp had them all arrested; had a conyer- sation with the boy Gibson yesterday; arked him if he remembered whet \irs. Kimp said when. she came into the back room; does not know but what he might re. collect what occurred four months ago better than wh: occurred a few hours ago; his difficulty with Kimp was. in regard to a bet witness had with him about an unsound h witness asked him what he, Kimp, intend e bet; Kimp threw a tumbler at witness’s head, Kimp came at him with the pick axe; Kimp got and M:; out a warrant for witness and four or five others; wit- ness and Kimp were afterward: Gronar W. Kenpnick, ezamined by ronney.—Resides in Poiladelphia; was at hd the night of the 26th of October last ; did not see Harper there when he came in first ; looked into the room and saw Kimp, Anderson, O'Neill and others there; Eastwood came shortly after, and drove his horse in and asked them to take a drink ; they all went into the back room, and commenced singing ; the horse was left in the bar- room ; Kimp said it ‘would not do to leave him there, and he was taken out; they had two or three drinks more ; up to this time I did not see Harper ; the horse was again brought in, and they had two or three drinks more ; Kimp said to Eastwood, “ you must take the horse out, it won’ do to have my floor injured;” wood made some reply and struck Kimp in the face ; Eastwood suid he had a good mare, and we desired him to let us how she’d go, and he drove her up and down the avenue, and drove her into the bar again; then he -rd Harper singing at the bar,and went into the back room, and while there, thinks Mrs. Kimp came to the beck r.om and desired Kimp to go out and shut the windows; did not her make use of the language attributed to her by Rogers ; saw no more until Kimp was stabbed ; he and Eastwood went Dae and witness returned and re- mained _ dur DRL . W. the Third avenue; knows Mra. Kimp ; does not know what the general character of Mrs. Kimp is, but knows what people say of her in the neighborhood ; witness would believe her under oath, notwithstanding what people say of Dn. Cooren, exai 3... Ledar and Will Wprats im wan awarded at tha Preakive iestionta’ "até tmre pS een had a simp! ncised wound made nt, AHAM KASTOR, | liquely into the cavity of ne eh aiid: 8 Oe ee [TOR Saran a ha Rett } and win were not wounded; he. died from indammation and ‘lation of the intestines, wounde ie the abdomen are always dangerous; it was mad ieecrerases i ihe lot ‘owawarde see veel made witha knife, ‘he Court here took Tose. nor does know | ined by Distarct Attornny.—Saw | | Evnxtna Session. Jantes H. Room, examined by Donr,—Lived last year, and up to the Ist'May, int then moved up tothe Third avenue resided at the last place to tho Jast part of August—know. Kimp—heard her char- | acter very frequently discussed among her neighbors — from what I heard people say eneralfy of her charac- | ter, | would not believe her under oatn. Cross-examined.—My-first acquaintance with her was | on the first day of M to read the paner—thinks he was only twine there in the evening ~ heard Nicholas Rogers speak of her—heard & man named Cooper and a man named Lewins speak of her~also heard A. Kenrick, who was examined here this morning, speak of her—heard a man named Ludlow speak of her. A petition was got up in the neighbor: hood, to be presented to Justice Taylor, for the removal of Mr. aud Mrs. Kimp, and other inmates of their house —does not know whether the petition was presented or not—heard Mrs. Kimp threaten her husband's life, somo time in June last; wus in there, Kimp knocked her down, and cailed her a damned Dutch b—; next day wit- ‘ness was there again, and she took a butcher's knife out of her bosom, which she had wrapped up in a piece of pa- per, showed it to witness, and said that the next row she'd et George in, she’d take the damned son of a b—’s life. Witness told her that was dangerous work, and in reply she told witness that some poor devil would be hanged for it—never was inthe house after. Cross-examined.—Does not owe a bill there for liquor; never was turned ont of that house or any other for not paying his liquor bill; is a money collecto: at present; ‘ollowed the sea for nearly twenty years; has given it up near four years go; has travelled through the wes- tern part of this State, and through the west and the val- lay of the Missis ippi, as @ trader; remembers the Broad- way Cottage; never was irside until yithin two months ago; does not know Dingle; is not the man, although of the same name that was conneeted with the Dingler af- fair; was connected with a managerie in Chatham street; thought he owned it, but it turned out after that he did not; never had any quarrel with Kimp or his wife; never bought a goat of Mrs. Kimp. To the Court —Would not believe her on her oath, in consequence of her character; | mean in reference to the threats she made in regard to her husband, and also on account of the females self say they mare all lewd women; she was also in the habit of making false statements; sho’d say one thing to- day and contradict it the next. The witness again de tatled the conversation between Mrs. Kimp and himself, when she showed him the knife, and added that she w in a most violent passion; he saw her at other times lently excited; she said upon an occasion, that if ever astwo d came again into her house, she would break a decanter on his head; the day her husband knocked her down in the bar, she first called him a lazy Dutch —, an} slapped him in the face Cross-Ezamination resumed.—There was no person present but witness when Kimp knocked down his wife; witness has a wife and three children; told Justice Roome all he knew about the transaction; told it also on Tues day to Mr. Belcher, one of prisoner’s counsel. Ane Wueraron—Lives at 434 3d avenue; has lived there a great while; has seen Mrs Kimp several times, bat has ne acquaintance with her; has heard her charac: ter spoken of; her general reputation is bad; does not know from his own knowledge that it 3, from what he heard people say of her, he would not believe her un- der oath, Cross-evamined.—Heard a half a dozen or more speak of her; Mr. Odell got up a petition and carried it about for signature; he said her character was bad; aman named Quin and his son also said she was a woman of hous B NNOR, sworn.—Lived in tho 3d avenue in March last; knows Mrs. Kimp; knows what people say of her character; thinks he knows har general reputation; it is oath, Joun Mitten, sworn.—Resides in 3ist street and 3d avenue; lived there of the people say of her; hergenoral reputation i would not believe her under oath. Cross-ecamined.— His opinion is founded on the 1 guage he heard her make use of ; she was in the hebit of malta prone language, and from that circumstance h2 would not believe her under oath To the Court.—Heard her two or three times qual relling at night with mea outside her door. Watne: was in bed at the time, and heard her across the avenue, which is about 120 feet wide. Danie Fisver, sworn.—Lives in the 3d avenue; has seen Mrs. Kimp; does not know her general character, except what her neighbors say of her; some of them said she kept abad house, and that she was generally bad; heard a number of persons say she wa: of light character. Jas. L. Banny, sworn.—Her general character in the neighborhood is bad, but would believe her under oath. —— Horrman, sworn.—Lived opposite to her; would aot believe her under oath, on account of her making use of profane lenguage inher barat night, whenever there was a difficulty there. Geo. P. DALL, sworn.—Lives in the neighborhood; the general character of Mrs. Kimp is bad; still he would believe her under oath. Tuos. Rie.y, sworn.—Gave similar testimony. The case for the defence was rested here, and the Dis- viet canigy proceeded to call rebutting evidence, to sustain the character and evidence of Mrs, Kimp. Mr. ANDERSON recalled and examined by the District Arronney—Was in the back room when Mra. Kimp asked her husband to go out and close the window shutters ; she used no bad language ; she merely told her husband to go out and shut the shutters, as there was a bad set outside, and she was afraid they would throw stones through the windows ; Kimp was more than a usually quiet and peaceable man ; thinks the character of Mra. Kimp is good ; never heard any thing sgainst her tili this evening ; has seen the boy Gibson a’ he house ; he took care of Kimp’s boats when the latter kept at the Red ouse. N.B, Lassom examined—Is acquainted with deceased and hia wife, and kept a blacksmi shop op posit witness’ residence in Rector street ; he was in the store every day steady, bad; end saw him drunk three or four months before his death ; heard people speak against his wife, but on questioning them they Would not give any satisfactory proot against her ; I visited Kimp’s house fre ceeey and w any thing bad except some low fellows drink ing there; thinks Mrs. Kimp has a good character ; I would believe her under oath. Ws. Woop examined by the District ATTORNEY: Knows Mrs. Kimp; knows her general reputation ; it is xood ; would believe her under oath ; knew Mr. Kimp ; ne was aman of a kind and mild dis RT. Roninson examined by Mr. smith ; knew Kimp and his wife very well x mild, inoffensive man ; saw his wife fi »elieve her under oat; they i Kimp would not go to work when she wanted him Auv. Cuan.ick—Knew Kimp between three and four years ; did not see him much within the last year: my impression was that Kimp was a peaceable, geod citizen; th.nks that was the general opinion in the ward ; knew Mrs. Kimp about two years; as far as he knows, her general character is go.d ; would have no hesitation in believing her under oath. _ Cross-rwamined.— Witness did not take out administra tion to Kimp ; Mrs. Kimp took it out herself; she called on witness, however, and asked him to tke it out ; wit- ness declined, and advised her to go to the Surrogate, and gave her instructions how she should act ; never heard her spoken ill of ; Kimp spoke to witness at one time about her; he said she was to attend the bar, and there were some very bad people in the neighborhood. ies advised him either te employ a bar-keeper or sell out. _Faepenick §, Statwacnt—Knew Kimp ; transacted nis law business ; he was a mild, good-tempered man ; knew the wife only a ttle. Catnanine Axpexson—Did not know her before the death of Mr. Kimp ; neighbors speak oF her; knows her reputation—thinks it is good ; witnesa’ presence here to-night is an answer to the question; her enemies speak ill of her, but her friends speak well of her ; would believe her under oath. Police Officer Kixa examined.—Knows Rogers (who l here to-day,) for twenty years; thinks n for veracity is bad ; would not believe th, unless he was corrohora ed by others. nted with Rogers, Gibson and Room ) by Rogers and jd to my I never used the words attributed to me Gibson in their examination to-day. I never husband “ Go out and lick that damned Irish bi nor any thing like it. I never touched or laid hi the prisoner, except that! caught him by the c when he was Fanning away. My husband neve a hiw ; he struck m: sband in the breast, at the win- bs oh My husband never knocked me down in his life now om by sight ; he stopped coming to the house because I would not trast him for liquor; he bought a goat from me, at another time, for $3, but I refused to give itto him until he paid for it; he then abused me, and did not come to the house after. Never hada knife in my bosom in my life; Room never saw one with me. 1 never threatened to take my husband’s life. The lived as happily together as other people ; they had little quarrels occasionally Tomrxins, police officer, sworn on the partof the pro- secution—Knows James H. Room tour or five years; knows his general reputation ; heard people speak very much against him, and from their representation he con- siders his general character bad; does not think he'd be- lieve him under oath. Cross-examined.—Cannot tell whore he liver now ; tor was bad the N. B. Monty: , evamined.— Knows J. H. Room ; his | ieee reputation is bad ; would not be willing to be- | lieve him under oath. Cross-examined.— Heard ral persons speak bad of him within the last two his character is bad for veracity, and in other reapect immoral man. Joun MeGuine— Lived Tote ve on the 25th of October last; went over ther ning ; there was & crowd there ; the prison it lying prostrate timo, and the deceas kicking hin in the ; took’a hold of Kimp and remarked to him, that if the pri- soner had done any thing to him, to take the Inw of him; ho answered by asking me if] was stabbed what would | do; he then showed mo his wound: Mrs. Kimp was there; the prisoner was standing behind Kimp at the time, and er tur there is the fellow that stabbed me pat SMITH, examined.— Knows Mra, Kimp_ five yeurs; her character is very ard people say she was an ncommon smart girl both malo and fe male speak highly of her hi y on directly against her charact heard some peop! lightly of her, but they were of light character them: nced summing "Tor * c ‘~ "ite widress comme! ou up for the defence | was not concluded 11 o'clock. Sndge Edmonds | the | i last, r which | was in the | habit of calling into the honse daily, on my way to town, | ¢ kept about her; heard her- | bad character, and that she and her husband kept a bad |. rather bad, but he thinks he would believe her under | ice ast April; knows what some | he was a peaceable man; of late he got un- | avenue ; her general reputation is good ; witness would | peaceably, except | that they had little quarrels once in a while, because | knows her sincs; has heard her | knew him when he lived in the 3d Avenue ; his charac: | 0.1 round and pointed to the prisoner, say- | NING, DECEMBER 25, 1845. | said the night was so far advanced the case could not by | | any possibility be given to the jury before one, he would therefore, suggest the propriety of an adjournment to an | early hour this morning; the jury acquiesced, and the Court w djourned to eight o’clock—the case will, in | all probability, b Honor threw ou’ | counsel in addr be given to the jury by 10 o'clock | His | int that he wotlld in future restrict sing juries. | Superior Court. } Before Chief Justice Jones. | | Dee. 24.—Stephen Whitney vs. The Mayor and Corpo- | ration of the city of New York.—This isa suit brought | against the Corporation, for a trespass upon the property of the complainant, in the constcuction of a pier at the foot of Pike sli It seems, that as usual in such cases, notices were issued from the Street Commissioner's office, under date of Nov. 2d, 1836, requiring all per- sons interested or aggrieved in this proposed improve- ment, (to which this complainant paid no answer or | attention) te make known their grounds of complaint. | He claims wharfage collected by the Corporat on for the | last four years. Some two or three attempts were made | to obtain a nonsnit, in all of which instances the court | held them asunavailable. ‘The jury gave a verdict in | the sum of $1700 for the complainant—subject, however, | to the opinion of the court, by reserving several points | of law, which may entitle the defendants to a new trial, | before a full bench. ‘This court, in accordance with the usual custom, (upon the return of Christmas) adjourned over to Friday morning at 10 o’clock Marine Court. Before Judge Smith. Decemuen, 24.— Benjamin Coffin vs. John Hampton— The court gave its decision in this case, reported at length yesterday, by awarding $13,70 for the complain- ant. . Mary 2un Van Varrick—The com- ant in this suit, brings an action to recover one quar- er’s rent, of premises 244 West Eighteenth street, at the rate of $180 per year, the possession of which was sub- stantially proved: For the defence it is contended that the landlord, (complainant in this cause) withheld the necessary protection due to a tenant under such circum- stances; that she was disturbed in her rights, and was finally ejected unceremoniously from the premises ; all of which is urged in justification for her refusal to pay. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. This | court, in common with approved custom, rdjourned over to Friday, at 10 o'clock. Common Pleas. Before Judge Ulshoeffer. | Dec. 24.—John Phyfe vs. Lewis Halsey. —This was an action of assumpsit. The complainant brings this suit | for the recovery of a note given by the defendant. The defence claimed a set off, upon the ground of an under- standing that this note was to be paid in groceries ; and that a tender was made to the fut amount of this claim, and that upto the time of its protest, was prepared to pay, as understood by the parties. ‘The jury, however, under instructions of the court and the testimony pre- sented, ea verdict for $914.95. ‘The court, thereup- on, adjourned over to Friday. ————_—— Court Calendar—Friday. Svrenron Count.—Nos. 78, 80, 70, 20, 16, 67, 60, 6, 35, | 63, 108, 42, 81, 119, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 83, 89, 90, 92, 93 | —_—____—_. | Fact and Fancy. | (Green peas are in Washington city. Edwin H. Ewing, whig, has been elected to Con” | gress from the Peyton district in Tennessee. ‘The mercury at Brownsville, Jetlerson Co., N. Y., fell to 31 degrees below zero on the 12th inst. Advices from Gautemala to the 8h of October, are recvived. The country was then ina stato of tran- quillity. | Times change and men change with them—so says the Salem Gazette. At this period, Chris i religiously observed by numerous individu: several powerful sects in our country—yet the following is an exact transcript from a law of the colony ot Massachusetts, in 1651 :—“Whosoever shall be tound | observing any such day as Christmas and the like, either by forbearing labor, feasting, or any other way, upon such an account as aforesaid, every such person, so offending, shall pay for such offence five shillings, as a fine to the county.” A man by the name of Wise was run over on Monday evening in Portland street, Boston, opposite the National Theatre, by a runaway horse attached toa cart. He was carried into Dr. Steven's apothecary shop, apparently much injured, being entirely unconscious when taken up. Oa the 17th inst., a passenger, an Englishman, (naine unknown,) while attempting to get into the cars at Milford, Ohio, after they had started, fell and was crughed to death. He was ‘dragged some distance, and Literally cut to pieces. The Louisiana Statesman records the sinking of the steamers Richmond, near Lafayette, and Little Rock, | nearJetlerson. The firsr run on Wilkinson’s bar ; the | second struck a snag and sunk at the shore ; both a total | lone. Parts of the cargo, and furniture of the | Richmond are saved. the Little Rock was | | | | | | | | gotten out, and some hides. The hemp on board de- stro ‘The Cagpean struck a snag below island 21 on | tn ippi. She was run on shore, Boat and cargo | supposed to be a total lous. The Western Expositor, published at Indepen- dence, Mo., says about 600 Sac and Fox Indians passed through that place on the 30th ult. en route to the new homes assigned to them by the government. ‘The wea- ther was intensely cold, and they are said to have had with them two or three children who had been frozen to | death, whom they were taking to their new homes for buri Mr. Beach, the agent for the removal of these cused of favoritism and injustice in letting |. The annual meeting ofthe American Colonization | Society took place on the evening of the 15th inst., at | De. Potts’ Church, St. Louis, Mo. An oration was drli- | vered on the occasion by the Rev. C. B. Parsons ; also, an address by Rev. Dr. Hawks, formerly of this city. | The harbor at Sing Sing is closed. The Jackson (Miss.) Southron says, the Hon. | Alex. M. Clayton is re-elected Judge of the High Court; | Gen. Stephen Cocke is elected Chancellor, and the Hon. | George Coalter is elected Circuit Judge of that judicial | district. Yesterday a requisition from the Governor of the | State of New York, accompanied with copi dictment against Potter, and the pardon g: August, 1844, by the Executive of the St | York, reached this city. It appears that ti Dee. 14. The Methodists have already located a Collegiate Institution in Oregon. The stock of furs left over unsold in Detroi very large this fall, the quantity of raccoon being mated at over 100,000, and the prices of all kins i to 40 per cent. Not much trade is less speculators come into the market and keep , and shippers are buying with much caution. | i | | | | | Constables Andrews and Holmes left Boston on | Tuesday for New Orleans, with a requisition from Gov. Bri on the Governor of Louisiana, for the murderer, Albert J. Tirrell. Thomas Young, Esq., of Irwin, Georgia, was | murdered on the th instant, by a man named fames | Hull. Hull owed Mr. Young some corn, and upon the rere calling for it, Hull shot him through the body with arifie. The Hamburg, S. C. Republican, nominates F. W. Pickens for the office of Governor of South Carolina, | to aucceed Gov. Ackin. After ninety-nine ballotings, the Senute of the In- diana Legislature, has succeeded in electing Mr. Orth» President, pro tem. A man named John Lawless, about sixty years of age, was found frozen to death near Brooklandville, Bal- timore county, Md. Two barns, containing about 10,000 Ibs. of to- bacco, in Henderson county, Ky., and belonging to Mr. | 1. 8. Smith, were destroyed by fire week before last. The Cheraw Gazette, (S. C.) states that another valuable gold mine has been discovered in that district. | Asma | boy found a white flint rock, showing on the | le a considerable quantity of gold. The Gazette —Our informant represents the gold as the rich and most beautiful specimens he has ever seen, and ex- presses the opinion that it was detached from a vem reaching the surface near the spot where it was found, which will no doubt prove immensely rich. A small vein of the in- | been obtained under false representations.—N. 0. Delta, | ig | of Lester took place before Judge Ryland t Bilote<Pomhenations, a the Rights of a ate. We have before usa copy of the ‘‘Constitrtion and Rules and Regulations of the Board of Pilot Commissioners ot the port of New York,” of which a brief review is offered to the public, but particu- larly addressed to the citizens of the State of New York, and the Congress of the United States. , From the title of the paper under consideration, it might reasonably be supposed, that this ‘ Constitu- | tion,” &c., emanated from some “‘ lawfully coneti- tuted, superior source ;” nay from its imposing and comprehensive style, that the system was adopted * by authority,” either of the State Legislature, or that of Congress. Yet, it is but the illegitimate off spring of the “Chamber of Commerce and the ard of Underwriters,” who, “deeming it imy or tant to the interests of humanity and commerce, in order to prevent improper persons from acting as pi- | lots, have adopted the regulations on the subject.” Though it might not be quite decorous to impute arrogance to these distinguished bodiee, especially when professing to be moved_ by “ humanity,” they | benevolently exclude their feilow-citizens, (if the acting as pilots, and as¢ume a censorship over that portion of the community who are in the enjoyment of a franchise, by the Legislature of the State made common to all who may think proper to exercise It Still, when we examine the partial and defective sys- tem, for which the ‘co-operation of the mercantile community.is solicited,”we cannot fail to enquire by what authority they venture to control or interfere with the pursuits of those who are strangers to their respective corporations. 2 It might disturb the complacency of the distin- guished individuals whv compose these valuable as- sociations (valuable so long as they discharge their funeticns within their appropriate spheres, but dan- gerous when they transcend tHem,) that in contem- plation of law and the genus of our institutions, the pilots of New York have equal authority to adopt ‘constitutions, and rules and regulations” for the government of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Underwriters, as these imposing bodies have to warrant their present proceedings. The Board of Underwriters, with the same propriety, may undertake to regulate the lawyer, and the baker the butcher, as the selt-constituted “ Board of Commissioners of Pilots” now presume to regu- late pilots, or any other class of men. [tis a dange- rous and unprecedented pretension, pregnant with the humble and defenceless. Is such authority de- istence, or are they transcending the powers with which they are invested by the State? Have the members of those associations already forgotten the pernicious effects of trades union, or are they pre- pared, in their own example, to foster combinations for public interference and aggression? Mechanics and laborers strike for an advance of bine tor proscription, and alike offend, at least, in Commissioners of the port of New York.” manner in which this volunteer and assumed prero gative has been exercised, will presently ve consi- dered. TBLICOLA. Mr. Bennerr—It we get California, has it occur- red to you that the value of Oregon is greatly de- creased, and its settlement by emigrants indefinite- ly postponed ? : p ‘ f Mr. Slidell succeeds in getting California, our government may, without much sacrifice, renew the proposition that was ‘“ withdrawn;” and here I cae way o: settling our difficulties with Johnny ull. Let us hear you on this subject ; but first consult your mup, aa see huw much more easily the con- nplated intercourse of the United States with China and the East may be; carried on through Ca- lifornia, to say nothing of the greater facility of reaching California through the States. Yours, etc. First Reaper or THE HERALD. Murver Witt Ovr—That “truth is stranger than fiction” has been often eaid, and the circum- stances we are about to relate, do not at all lessen the truth of the quotation. Last week we noticed that a special term of the Circuit Court was in session for the trial of John C. Lester, charged with the murder of King B. Soott. | Scott was a young man who was brought up iu this county, wild and reckless in his habits, and care- Jess about the good opinion of the society in which he lived. His mother possessed consiberable property, and Scott and Lester, who had married Scott's sister, were her only heirs. Mrs. Scott was, one morning after a corn shucking at the house of Lester, found in her own house hen discovered, she was iying in the fire-place, nearly half consumed, as though she had fallen in the fire accidentally, and thus died. Suspicions were | troused at the time, that there had be that old Mrs. Scott had been murdered; however, there was such an appearance of accident, no clue coffld then be had to the murderers, if she was murdered. In the month of Oct., 1843, Scott, then about 18 years old, was apprehended on a charge of larceny, on the informs. | tion o} Lester, his brother-in-law. He er “i to make | his escape from custody and disappeared. His sudden | disappearacce was freely commented upon by the neighborhood, and there were those who did not hesitate tosay he had been murdered. Subsequently, Lester was indicted for having forged some instrument | of writing, and a man named John Horton was indicted for perjury, having, asa subscribing witners,sworn to | tho genuineness of the instrument. By the delays and uncertainties of the law, Horton was first tried for the | crime'with which he was charged, Lester so managing the matter as to put off his trial until the fate of Horton | was determined; and at ‘he March term, 1844, of the | Lafayette Circuit Court, Horton was found guilty of per- jury'and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years.— | 'L ster was subsequently tried for the forgery and acquit- | Proper representations* having been made to overnor Edwards, he pardoned Horton in April last. | Upon the return of Horton to this county, immdediatel; | after he received his pardon, he declared that King B. Scott had been murdered, and made oath before Judge hat Lester washis murderer. A warrant was ly issued fo | his farm on the next day. | Ntitoner to town he attempted to escape, but w wounded and recaptured by the guard. The xt day, | and Horton swore p ter murder Scott. As well as we recollect, Horton’s narrative of the horrid affair was about as follows :--“ He said he had been to a neighbor’s, and was returning home inthe | evening, when he saw some deer in the prairie, which he | followed—getting near a small thicket or grove im the | prairie. He saw Le coming down the | prairie. He determined to secrete himself in the bushes to iet them , but instead of ing him, they turned town a hollow in the prairie near him,and he determin- en to watch them to see what they were about. It by thistime was growing dai and the two commenced | making a fire, After they lighted a fire, a bottle was produced, from which they drank alternately, and w..en Scott turned to set the bottle dewn, Lester struck im on his head with a club, and continued to inflict | blows upon him until he was dead—he then buried him in asort of gulley, ani covered him with dirt and loose stones. A day ortwo after, Horton said he had been hunting ducks, and on his return home, he saw some turkeys, which he followed tothe hills—he came sud- foes Be the top of @ateep hill, and in the hollow he saw Lester digging @ hole—he crept softly away, and on Pedigree @ spot where Scott had been buried, he saw that hogs had partly rooted him from his grave, and had eaten apart of the body—he then supposed that Lester's object im the hole, was to make a more | secure for stim; he en agaig watched | Lester's monts that evening, and saw him remove Scott and re-bury him.” A party was sent to the place where Horton said Scott wos buried, accompanied by H., to show the spot, and the body was taken up and re- was buried in a place that no human being would ever suppose to be selected asa grave, and even those who were sent to search for this evidence, to corroborate Horton’s testimony, believed the story to be a fiction until the body was found. It was in a ravine, where of much value, on the same ridge, has been worked, but not to any great extent, owing to the scarcity of water in the neighborhood.” The National Anti-Slavery Bazaar opened at Fi neuil Hall, Boston, on T Quite a va- riety of colors and odors wi Snow fell at Henderson, N. C., early last week, to the depth of eighteen inches. ‘This is the heaviest fall of snow there within the recollection of the oldest residents of that section of country. Some cf the British officers in Canada have lately made an important discovery of some of the richest cop- per mines in the wot ry has created | reat excitement. So: , en route to Epg- yesterday, in the Liverpool, carried with them imens of the ore, and among them, one piece weighing 2200 pounds. The ore ry rich, yieldi | we learn, 72 per cent of pure copy per was taken from the bed of a river, and some of from a cliff on the banks—the latter is six fee! four broad and six inches thick ‘The Missouri Reporter, of the 15th instant, says, a | rise of about two feet has taken place in the river | and the ice on it is becoming very soft. Should the w | ther continue mild a few days longer, navigation | 0, en to Cairo. The wite of Josert Hill, of Newt county, N. J., was bitten by a hog somo d | died a few days ago of the injuries inflicted. * some 8] New Corron Port.—The ship Diogenes cleared, | at this port yesterday with a cargo of cotton for thé | | new port of Fleetwood, a town situate on the river ‘Wyre, about fifty miies North of Liverpool. It is upon the estate of Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, whence it derives | ita name, and this vessel will be the first which enters it with a cargo of our produce, and therefore m: rightly deemed the pioneer in intercourse of Fleetwood is wit of Preston, W: factures. um! | evidence of Horton, whi congtatht stream of water was flowing over the grave. thie testimony, Lester was Committd for trial. r applied for a change of venuo, and his trial was joved to Jackson county. The whole of the week rt of the last, were devoted to the tri and tances elicited testimony other than that of the fh convinced the minds of the jury, anc after a short absence, tl returned with a verdict of guilty. ‘The Judge, u ronouncing the awful sentence of the law, asked the prisoner if he had any thing to say why sentence of ould not be pronounced against him and for an hour addressed the court, allegi is innocence, and explain- ing away the circumstances which seemed most dark against him, ina manner, which we told, brought tears freely to the eyes of that large audience which had assembled to'hear his ul doom. The sentence of the law was then pronounced, which we are told was ‘most solemn and impressive. We said other testimon: had beep elicited besides that of Horton, and this t fo serene, to criminate Horton, he has with being an accomplice. His examination commenced yesterday. It is now confident- ly believed that stranger things will yet be divulged, andthat it will perhaps be discovered that Mrs. Scott ‘was murdered, and by whom.—Lexington (Mo.) Tele- graph, Dec. 9. ‘ ‘a nnmtlaccs Exrraorpinary Lonaevity.—Died county, North Carolina, on the 14th of October la fir, Wiltiam Pridgen, aged 123 years! He entered 124th year in June last. He volunteered to serve country in the Continental Army of the Revolution; and, thongh then exempt by reason of his being over age, he ferved a full term in that war, and has received a pen- sion for many years past. He has lived to follow all his dren to the grave except one, an aged daughter,— His grandchildren are aged people, and he bas left great grandchildren upwards of oo years of age, and great | t dchildren about twelve years of 6 He re. ed his till his death, except his sigh: 0. He was able to walk until a ‘eeth, when attecked by fever, of which he died. | in Bladen w & Wit hard-handed seilor can thus be recognized,) from | mischief, girdling and sapping our liberties, when | exerted by wealth, intelligence, and power, against | rived from the charters that gave them corporate ex- | wages; by this constitution, corporate bodies com- morals. ‘Thus much for the source of the “constitu- tion, and rules, and regulations of the Board of ne e | n foul play, and | cognized te be the body of Scott, from the clothing. He | 7 | itlemen sendit veil | goods of the which | "ett 0% setae fa Police Intelligence. Dre. 24.—Charge of Perjury.—Lucius 9. Comstock, druggist, 21 Courtland street,was arrested yesterday, by officer Prince John Davis, charged by Henry J. Grew, with having committed wilful perjury, in answer toa Dill filed in chancery on the 3rd day of March, 1843, before William P. McCoun, Esq , Vice Chancellor, which per- jury wos corrupt and wilful, and materially effected the matter sue. A hearing was to have taken place yes- terday afternoon, at four o'clock, before Justice Drinker, but M mstock entered bail in the sum of $1000, for his ap) nce, and postponed the hearing until the 5th day of January next, when the full particulars will be duly published. ishonest Servant.—Catharine Mulholland, (who is nt to a foreign consul,) at No. 79 arrested by policeman Pierson, f the lst ward, for stealing a gold watch and chain. It ppears that several es reside at the above nim ber. One ofthe occupants, by the name of Mrs. Mey enn, bad stolen from her room, yesterday, a gold watch, also a gold chain and locket, valued in all at $80. Strong suspicions, however, rested on Catharine, when | the aid of officer Pierson was called in, who heard the | story, and set a boy by the name of William H. Fow- | ler, to watch her movements ; the boy rang at the street | door bell, and upon looking through the side light, he observed Catharine place something under the oil cleth in the entry ; he communicated this fact to the officer, who, upon turning up the cloth, found the stolen chain and locket. Catharine was immediately arrested and ’ and on her person was found the watch, entified, with the chain and locket, by Mra. Meyenn us her property. She was held to bail in the 500, by Justice Osborne, for grand larceny s Cavanna, the barber, went her bail, and was liberated. Petit Larceny.—George Williams was caught in the act of stealing one dozen of neck comforters, worth $2, from John J. Owen, No. 22 William street. Committed by Justice Osborn Petit Larcenies.—John Reynolds was arrested, caught in the act of stealing a coat worth $2, belonging to Sa- muel Jones, N». 21 Anthony street. Committed by Jus tice Osborne. George Wilmer, caught in the act of steal- ing a dozen cravats, by a policeman—locked up. John Morris wus found secreted in one of the upper rooms in the house of J. Henderson, about 8 o’clock last evening, with intent to stea. Locked up. = A Female Pick-pocket.— Margaret Cochran, “touched: Mrs, Rachael R. Naasson of her purse. containing $4, while she was pricing some poultry in Washington mar- ket, yesterday morning. Policeman Crosett, of the Third ward, wes watching her movements—soon after the mo- ney was missed she was “ pulled” by the officer, and “frisked,” when the money was found on her person, | and identified by Mrs. Naasson as her property. The magistrate committed her for trial. She is a“ pal” of | Catharine Conly, who was sent to the penitentiary for the same offence a few weeks ago. Dry Goods Clerks. Having noticed a report under the head of “¢ Police | Intelligence,” in your paper of 23d inst, with regard to the dishonesty of a certain class of clerks in this city, as well as the originality of the mode adopted by Messrs J.N. Selby & Co., to secure to their rervice honest young men, I beg to be allowed to make use of your vanities columns with the tollow- -| ing remarks:— That novel system of A seem a very good one, but if judged, as most things are Mido in this world, by its effects, it is \ evident we mustcondemn it. Why not try another ? | which is this. In the first place, to remove any | evil effectually, let us first strike at the root; there | is a way, and in my humble opinion, only one way to renied} , if not totally, in a great measure, the re- peated breaches of trust committed by clerks in this ate and particulasly those employed in our fashion- able dry goods stores. ? Pay them, allow them a salary equivalent to their education, standing, and the decent appearance which they must necessarily sustain tor the interest cf their employers. Nine-tenths of this class. of young men have received a liberal education, with- out which they would be unfit for their avocation as | retail dry goods clerks; this has been acquired at great expense, and often with great sacrifices of time and money, besides which, nature in as man cases must have endowed them with some pereon: attractions, without which, the probability 18, also, they could find no employment in such stores. Then it all amount to this—they must be handsome; they must indispensably be educated, and of good ad- dress; they must bedeck their countenance with yladful beams, and pass the ladies im and out, with ich courteous bowing and scraping, that it would seem impossible they could wear a pair of boots over a fortnight or three weeks; and all this they inust do while the bitter pang of conscientiods de- gradation is rankling deep in their hearts, and des- troying their peace of mind. In fine, they must work like dogs from 7 to 8. o’clock A. M. until 9, 10or 11 P. M, without a murmur, and all fora salary of 200 to 400 dollars per annum; while their actual expenses, to live in the most moderate manner, in keeping with their position, is that amount and often inevitably more. Isay try 1t—let Messrs. J. | N. Selby & Co., or any other establishment of the kind, pay theirclerks remunerating salaries—such sularies as gentlemen ought to get; and I guess they'll tind that it will prove tar mlore effectual in obtaining honest young men to their employ, than by offering rewards for the detection of their immoralities. | Honssty. Maesetic TgLrcrarus.— The magnetic tele- | graph, decidedly the greatest invention of the age, | and destined to exerc important an influence upon | every el artes of business, and upon all the social re- | lutions of life, is rapidly extending its copper antenna | over that section of country east of Washington. From | Washington to Baltimore, as is well known, the line has | been for several months in successful operation, and its receipts are equal to one-third the amount of postage be | tween the twocities. From Baltimore to Philade tre the line is under contract and is rapidly approaching comp etion. Between Philadelphia and N. York the line is nearly finished, wath two From N. York to Co- ney Island, the po-ts and wires are placed, but we believe that the leaden tube inthe East river, which was upa few weeks since, hes not been replaced. From bany to Buffalo, the line will bo in working order by the first of February, and the rec upon the finished sec- tion between Lockport and Buffalo promise a rich harvest to the stockholders. ‘The poles and wires of the route between New York and Boston may be seen in our + streets, extending upon our island aa far as Ha Jem. Thence to New Haven, through the principal towns, av Norwalk, Bridgeport, &c., the route is under contract, and ground has been broken. Arrived at New Haven, the work will be found completed thence to Boston, by the way of Hartford, Springfield and Worcester. The section between the two latter places will be finished next week, the posts heing set and parties being now engaged at each end, placing the wires, at the rate of several miles.a day. At Springfield the wires will be met by those from Albany, which will complete the cir- cuit ffom New York to Albany and Buffalo, and from | these two latter places to Boston. A route from Boston | to Lowell is nearly finished, and the Boston Offing Com- pany have completed a line 22 miles long, extendin; ‘town Massachusetts Bay. Between Boston, Portsmout! and Portland, operations will be commenced as early in the Spring as the frost will permit, while measur: aow in progress to complete the chain between Wash ington and New Orleans at the earliest practicable | moment.— Li ston and Well’s Letter & | house keeper, or se! | Greenwich street, w: 3 integrity on! |. A. DODWORTH’S DANCING SCHOOL. |g LLEN DODWORTH would beg leave to inform his is his intention, to commence a Private idence, 448 Broome street, on Mon- long connext 0 with the led Farell of 1. struc! £ iri » that Daneing School, at h day afternoon, Get. From | Dancing world, and having | from the best masters that have Paul Taglioni, and others of like celebrity—I uy well aualited to, teach as, any in the city; and hi education Wall certainly give him a great advantage over many at present in the profession. Be that as it may, those who fa | vor him with their patronage can rely upon acquiring a correct | oud fashionable style of Done A Quarter of 24 Lesson: | A Gitape snd tothe + 500 ti | De ion. | On Monday and Tharedays, et 3 o'clock, fer Ladies and Misses over 12 years of age. | Ou Wednesday and Saturday, at 3 o’cleck, for Misses aod Boys under 12 yoars of age—an | mn Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Seturdey, for Gen tlemen, at 7 o’elock P. M. | A-second Class will be formed from 9 to 10, for thoss who cannot attend eatli Private Lessons, dence of the pupil or at the school. DANCING ACADEMY. SHAKSPEARE HOTEL, COBNER, OF DUANE AND WILLIAM 23 a thar hours, either at the resi iven at any othe: ere | R. G, ROBERT* his friends M and the ie, that he haw classes at the above | rooms for giv: ons in th¢ various modes of ‘dancing Days of inition— Wednesdays and bem from 3 to 6 P. for ta and masters tinder 14; and fro ‘A private class for ladi Will take place semi-moathly-—se een ‘The above rooms have Te: and at school. Those ar ‘hie frat Grand Balt of the sesson, on Mon: ickets $1, for a gentleman and ladies; to be yorat Mr its, 110 Canal atre BALLS, PARTIES, &c. Rich, Fashionable, and Staple Articles. Ne ibers ar and goatunelly af ding to their ext ich Scarfs, Cravate, eir assortment of all articles Ai re Fa 3 OF z Gloves, Suspenders, &e. pertaining to the wardrobe of the fashionable xentl be found tar more extensive than that of any othe ment inthis city, and well worthy the attentiot of s and residents. "Phe subscrivers long and very fentof their. business, the forthe twenty i s been act ly ine of business in. thi ord |g ly for the. superiority ol Rrided ot inthe Curability of their workmanshipm Particular atcenton is devoted. to the Krady Mate Liven Part ment~-all, garments mar ales are cut after the most rover fateh telly; made, and. ta Hpaeioetig TAME FT...